Begs for food? Who was begging for food?

Did she hear someone say that she looked like someone who begs for food?

In a daze, Lin Momo turned to look at Lin Cheng beside her.

Lin Cheng also lowered his head and glanced at Lin Momo. When they went out in the morning, Lin Momo did not wear the frilly clothes that Lin Cheng had bought her before—they seemed too expensive to be dirtied—but, for the sake of convenience, specially wore something light and durable. The shirt-and-sweatpants set was now dirty. They’ve gone in and out of various filming crews, and it was inevitable that her clothes would get dirty. After a day of hard work, Lin Momo’s hair was a little messy, and there was still sweat on her forehead from when she had been sleeping. 

Sure enough, she looked a little wilted after a long day, but she was still very cute and pretty, and her appearance had nothing at all to do with ‘begging for food’.

Lin Cheng looked at the two people, and his gaze showed not just a hint of unfriendliness.

… …

At this time, there were also many voices of ‘protest’ in the livestream channel:

[I seem to have heard someone saying that our Momo looks like she begs for food??]

Because the camera lens was facing Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, the audience in the livestream channel could not see what was opposite the father and daughter, but it did not prevent the viewers from hearing the conversation between the two persons outside the camera frame. The words of the younger one had been especially clear since he raised his voice when he said ‘begging for food.’

[Can this guy speak now?]

[But… Xiao Momo doesn’t look like a beggar!!]

[Xiao Momo looks like a beggar?? Find me such a beggar!]

[Hahaha, looking at Lin Cheng’s expression, I feel like he is angry.]

[Hell, I’m angry too.]

[I’m angry too! But it IS a bit funny…]

… …

At this moment, the most angry person of all was Old Master Lin, who was holding a tablet in his gnarly hands and watching the livestream.

“Who’s this blind person, who actually said that our Xiao Momo is like a beggar!” Old Master Lin scolded the screen in dissatisfaction. Then he looked to Butler Zhou to the side and asked, “Look, our Xiao Momo is so cute! How does she look like she begs for food?”

After saying that, without waiting for Butler Zhou to agree, Old Master Lin withdrew his gaze and continued to stare at the livestream, muttering, “It’s all Lin Cheng’s fault. This father doesn’t know how to take care of a baby…”

Old Master Lin secretly felt that the main reason why Lin Momo was treated as a beggar was because she didn’t wear the cute clothes he prepared for her.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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As soon as the younger man finished speaking, he realized that he seemed too excited and spoke too loudly. Before he could lower his voice, he was met with a slightly cold look from the father of the child opposite him.

The young man looked at the man with glasses next to him and walked up to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo with some embarrassment.

“You guys, we are from the crew of [Where Are You?]. I am Guo Fei, and this person next to me is Yang Dong. This is my business card, and here are our work permits.” The young man introduced himself to Lin Cheng, handed over his business card, and then showed Lin Cheng their work badges.

“Is there anything you want?” Lin Cheng asked, looking at the two of them.

“That’s right, the drama we are filming has a character who begs all the way into the city. We think this kid is very suitable…”

Guo Fei only said half of his words.

Lin Cheng looked like he was about to beat him up in the next second. Guo Fei was instantly frightened and hurriedly explained, “Wait! Wait! Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying your daughter is like a beggar. I’m talking about her temperament! Her temperament is a bit like…”

He was still only halfway through his words when Guo Fei noticed that this father’s eyes seemed to grow even colder.

“No, that is, I mean…”

Yang Dongshi—the older man on the side—couldn’t stand it anymore and pulled Guo Fei to stand behind him.

“Our drama is a pseudo-documentary film adapted from real events. The content is mainly about left-behind children¹, lost children, or abandoned children,” Yang Dong explained, glancing at Lin Cheng and at Lin Momo next to him. “In the drama, there is a child named ‘Xu Duo’, who is a left-behind child. In the story, she came out of her rural hometown alone and walked a long way. She came to the city by begging for food and picking up garbage, looking for her parents who had brought her younger brother to the city two years before. We are currently looking for a child actor for this role. We suddenly saw your daughter just now, and we feel that she can be qualified for this role.”

After saying that, Yang Dong couldn’t help but glance at Lin Momo again.

It’s really not that this child has a temperament like that of a beggar, but she overall feels a lot like ‘Xu Duo’ in the drama.

As far as appearance was concerned, the naughty kid that the previous investor found was not ugly, but he was round, chubby, and had an overly rosy complexion. At first glance, he didn’t look like ‘Xu Duo’, who grew up in the mountains. 

On the other hand, Lin Momo was very thin, but she didn’t give people the impression of frailty. It was as if her thin body contained a lot of strength. She has a small face and a pointed chin. With a little makeup, she could give people a tender and pitiful feeling. 

And just now, the way this child slept in her father’s arms was exactly how they imagined ‘Xu Duo’ would look like, hiding in a corner in the city, huddled up and falling asleep because she was exhausted. 

“Because we didn’t do much publicity in the early stages, you may not have heard about this show, but you can rest assured that we are definitely a legitimate filming crew. And this show also has certain benefits…” Yang Dong listed many things and introduced the project to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo. 

After listening for a while, Lin Momo roughly understood what the other party meant. 

“Are you looking for me to act in your drama?” Lin Momo asked. 

“Yes, that’s what we mean!” Yang Dong said, paused, then looked at Lin Momo with eyes full of expectations, “Do you want to give it a try?” 

Lin Momo lowered her eyes, seeming to hesitate for a while. She looked at the two persons in front of her and finally asked in a low voice, “Excuse me, how much does it pay to act in this drama?” 

Originally, when Yang Dong and Guo Fei saw Lin Momo with her head buried in silence, they thought that this child was afraid or worried that she would not be able to perform well, and they were very nervous for a while. 

However, after hearing Lin Momo’s words, the two of them realized they succeeded in selling the drama! 

What they didn’t realize at all was that this kid was actually a little money-crazy. 

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Oh, man. This Gui Fei guy has a death wish 😂

1. Left-behind children are not abandoned or orphans. It’s a problematic societal phenomenon where the parents go far away for better work opportunities and the children are left behind with another guardian, usually the grandparents. ↩︎